Edmonston’s ‘Green Street’ becomes keynote to environmental legislation
By
Daniel Gross
Maryland Gazette
December 16, 2011
At the anniversary of establishing its environmentally-friendly street, Edmonston officials hosted U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards on Thursday as she highlighted its success and used it as an example of her legislation to put more federal dollars into “green” municipal projects.
Edmonston had been plagued with flooding do to a poor storm water management system, with the worst instance being a 2006 flood that left 56 homes partially underwater.
Edwards was accompanied by environmental advocacy organizations supporting the legislation, including Green for All, an Oakland, Calif.-based organization promoting economic growth through environmental infrastructure, which has a branch in Washington, D.C.
